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Immediate Herpetofaunal Responses to Prescribed Burning in Wetlands of Southeastern Michigan

Victoria P. Schneider and Daniel M. Kashian
Ecological Restoration, June 2014, 32 (2) 144-152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.32.2.144
Victoria P. Schneider
Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202.
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